Jean Paul Gaultier 2023 Parfum

F $$ Acquired

Scandal Elixir

by Fabrice Pellegrin , Daphné Bugey , Bruno Jovanovic

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Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Elixir is a Parfum launched in 2023, created by Fabrice Pellegrin, Daphné Bugey, and Bruno Jovanovic. Scandal Elixir opens with Bergamot, Blood Orange, Pink Pepper, and Blackberry, settles into a heart of Jasmine, Iris, Iris, and Ylang-Ylang, and dries down to a base of Patchouli, Vanilla, and Benzoin. It lasts about 4 to 6 hours on skin, carries to about arm's length and is best in autumn and winter. Jean Paul Gaultier's Scandal Elixir carries an Acquired verdict, a floral-led wear.

Dense, sweet and dark-fruited, with huge staying power for cold nights. Blackberry and blood orange start it, iris and gardenia add flowers, and vanilla and benzoin sink in.
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Scandal Elixir Parfum bottle

Scandal Elixir Parfum is an Acquired: a specialist choice whose character or wearing demands reward knowing your taste. It lasts a moderate time on skin with arm's-length projection. Full bottles from $135.63, from shops that deliver to you. Prices are before sales tax.

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the pyramid as published, not a timing claim. Each note's timing follows its listed tier, where it usually sits across many published pyramids (from ScentPrism) and its vapour pressure. A note comes through as the notes usually listed before it fade, judged from how other pyramids order the same pair. The thickness of a ribbon shows the note's share of what is left on the skin, which tracks how strongly it smells, because odour thresholds rise with vapour pressure. The shares come from how prominent wearers vote each note. It is a simple model, not a measurement.

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How It Wears

On the skin

Presence
Arm's length
Skin close to overpowering
Longevity
Moderate
Very short to very long
Changes during wear
Changes clearly
Steady to transforms

Its character

DistinctivenessIts own twist
MoodIn between
CharacterIn between
SentimentBrooding

Ease of wear

Taste-dependent

What people think

Divisiveness
Divisive

When To Wear

Seasons

Autumn Winter Spring Summer

Time of day

Occasions

  • Date Also works
  • Formal Also works
  • Casual Not ideal
  • Office Not ideal
  • Sport Not ideal

Ingredients and allergens

ALCOHOL DENAT, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), AULA (WATER/EAU), TERVORONAPHTHALENES LINALOOL LIMONENE BEL, MITROS MIRANMOM PEOL CIL LINALYL ACETATE, BUTYL, M, BENDI BENDOATE ALPHA-ISOMETHYL, POGOSTEMON CABIN, DEHL PHERETHVL ACETATE CAROS PORANTIUM, ERGAMLA, MU, RONE, NOLACTONE, CERAMIMIM, ZEYLANIOS, BARK OIL TE, OLENE STRAL CITRUS LIMON PEEL, TERP, 5 267, BESA LAPTOPHYLLEKE

From a shop in the United Kingdom. Boxes sold in other countries can differ.

2 other shops' lists name different allergens.

Lists change between batches and markets, so check the box of the bottle you have. "Parfum" covers substances the label does not name, and we highlight only the allergens we could match. If you have a diagnosed allergy, look for the name your clinic gave you on your own packaging.

About

Scandal Elixir Parfum is dark fruit under a thick glaze. Blackberry leads, jammy and deep, with blood orange, bergamot and pink pepper adding a bright, peppery first flash before the sweetness settles in. The heart is lush and powdery: iris and orris bring a dry, cool, slightly earthy note, ylang-ylang, gardenia and jasmine give a creamy floral weight, and cinnamon spikes the whole thing with warmth. The base is where it lives. Patchouli, vanilla and benzoin wrap into a plush, resinous, edible-smelling sweetness that stays on skin and clothes for a very long time. Staying power is exceptional and projection strong, so a spray or two goes a long way. Winter and autumn are its seasons. Dates and formal evenings suit it. It would overpower an office and has no place at sport.

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Where to buy

Prices for the United States · · checked 4 November

1.0 fl oz (30 ml) 1 offer
eCosmetics $133.70/fl oz Free delivery $135.63 Buy →
2.7 fl oz (80 ml) 1 offer
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